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Glebe: Gaudí review – a bold British jazz fusion debut
Guitarist Kieran Gunter and pianist Chris Bland and co embrace prog-rock, synth and velvety vocals on this Pat Metheny-inspired set
Garlanded graduates of Leeds College of Music (now Conservatoire), where they met, guitarist Kieran Gunter and pianist Chris Bland draw plentiful inspiration from American fusioneer Pat Metheny on this group debut, which features, among others, reeds player Dom Pusey on most cuts. Kirkstall Abbey, a ruined but picturesque Cistercian monastery just outside Leeds, is the source for an almost pastoral piece led by Bland’s piano before mutating into a growling, full band blowout. The other vocal track, Haflinger, is likewise an elegant Minton outing, beautifully supported by Pusey on bass clarinet, and let down only by a cliche such as “a land… where all your dreams will come true”.
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